Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	CANADIAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION/L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES HYGIENISTES DENTAIRES
Associated registration:	777404-342-28
Communication date:	2025-10-07
Posted date:	2025-10-09

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Braedon Clark, Member of Parliament House of Commons Fahim Khan, Senior Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN) Reem Al-Ameri, Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of Jobs and Families, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
List of Details Subject matter Detail Budget, Health ACCES TO ORAL HEALTH CARE: Improved access to preventive oral health care services for millions of vulnerable people across Canada (emphasis on children, seniors aging in communities and in long-term care, people with disabilities, rural and remote communities, Indigenous communities, low-income households). Budget, Health CANADA STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS: Expansion of the current list of eligible professionals for student loan forgiveness to help bring more dental hygienists to work in under-served rural and remote communities that lack the primary health care they need. Budget, Health CANADA’S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: Addressing Canada’s health workforce crisis, including but not limited to incentives and supports to increase recruitment and retention within the health workforce generally, and to address the rural and remote health workforce specifically. Budget, Health DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS: Recommendations to support the delivery of the Canada Dental Benefit, Canada Dental Care Plan (Budget 2023), Oral Health Access Fund (Budget 2023), and Investments in Better Dental Care Data (Statistics Canada).
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	Ondina Love
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